Two days of skirmishes break out between Mods and Rockers at Clacton. The British tabloid press leaps on it, describing it as an invasion and begins to write articles trying to understand what these Mods and their enemies the Rockers are all about. With this event, Modism moves beyond the London cult and begins to… Read More »1964-03-28
Roger marries his four-months pregnant 16-year old girlfriend Jacqueline Rickman at Wandsworth Registry Office. Johnny Kidd and The Pirates are guests at the reception. News of Roger’s marriage will not be shared with The Who’s fans until 1968 when Jacqueline files for divorce. In a 1972 Observer feature, Roger confessed, “I knew that if I… Read More »1964-03-28
The Who play a wedding reception for Joan Wilson whose brother had played drums with the Detours in 1963. The reception was held at Old Oak Common Institute in Shepherd’s Bush, London.
Pete fills in another form requesting an audition for the BBC Light Programme this time under the name “The Who”.
John tunes in to Thank Your Lucky Stars and sees another band called The Detours. This band, hailing from Liverpool, had formerly been known as Lee Curtis and The Detours, but became simply The Detours after Curtis left. Now they are riding a short-lived wave supplied to all the Mersey Beat groups by the success… Read More »1964-02-01
Pete fills out an official audition form for The Detours to appear on the BBC Light Programme. Entwistle is listed as “Bass – J. Johns. “
Garnet Mimms & the Enchanters’ LP Cry Baby and 11 Other Hits enters the U.S. charts.
The Beachcombers place an ad for a “good, reliable rock drummer” in the Harrow Observer. Despite the apparent disqualification for the “reliable” part, Keith applies and succeeds in landing the job
The Detours get a feature article in the Acton Gazette and Post, their first ever press mention, in a review of the Gala Ball of the 1st. The paper says the “Detours” jazz group provided “the gist of the twist.”
Keith’s group Mark Twain and the Strangers audition for the BBC Light Programme. They are passed over for the Dave Clark Five